Hans Dohnanyi

(1902 - 1945)

Hans Dohnanyi, the son of an Hungarian pianist, was
born in Vienna, on January 1,
1902. After training as a lawyer he began work at the Reich Ministry
of Justice in 1929.

Dohnanyi was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court
and during the Second World War was employed as a special leader on
the staff of the High Command of the Armed Forces under Major-General Hans Oster.